Undetermined Psychidae species BK Dark Neat Casemoth PSYCHIDAE,   TINEOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Patricia Gurry, Perth, Western Australia)

This Caterpillar covers its case with sticks parallel to the case axis. The head and thorax are black with white markings.

The case is similar in structure to that of Clania lewinii, but uses thinner sticks. The case is also similar to that of Undetermined Casemoth BJ, but the head and thorax appear darker.

The species was found in

Western Australia.

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(written 26 October 2017, updated 28 December 2024)